Disk wheel



Oct. 23 1923. 1,471,356

M. REID msx WHEEL Filed Jan. '7, 1921 lll| I n .N L 1% aux Q l* Illll.MQ CZ/We/f/af a [M MNA Patented Uct. 23, 1923.

MARCELLUS REID, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DISK WHEEL.

Application led January 7,l 1921. Serial No. 485,2663.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAncELLUs Rnrn, a citizenof the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahogaand State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Im rovement inDisk Wheels, of which the fol owing is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates generally to metal wheels and more particularlyto a sheet metal disk wheel and is in the nature of an improvement uponor modification of the disk wheel disclosed in my application Serial No.409,651; the object being to modify and simplify the construction of thedisk of the wheel body and also the central supporting member carried bythe hub, and which in turn sustains the load placed upon the wheel.

'Another object is to eliminate certain parts and thereby reduce weightwithout sacrificing any of the strength or durability of the wheel as awhole.

Another object is to materially reduce the cost of production.

With these various objects in view, the invention consists in thevarious details of construction and in the manner of combining orarranging them, al1 of which will be more fully described hereafter andset forth in the appended claim.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Fig. 1 is a`vertical sectional view of a rear wheel constructed in accordance with'my improvements and Fi 2 is a similar view of a front wheel em odyingthe invention.

In the practical embodiment of this invention, I employ the usual orstandard type of hub 10, having the hub flange 11 and barrel ortion 12.

The ub has arranged thereon a central supporting member which isconstructed with an inturned flange 13 which lits upon the barrelportion of hub, upon the inner or rear side ofthe hub flange, and in therear wheel construction this flange 13 constitutes a part of the brakedrum 14, while in the front wheel structure it is a part of the centralsupporting member 15.

The brake drum has its outer edge rounded or curved as shown at 16,while the central supporting member has its outer portion curvedinwardly or rearwardly as indicated at 17. l

The outer faces of the brake drum 14' and hub flanges, an

member 15 are arallel with their respective fitting between these facesand flanges in each construction, is the central portion 18 of the diskof the wheel body, said central portion being securely connected to thehub flange and central support by means of bolts or rivets 19, or bothas preferred.

The disk is curved inwardly or rearwardly a sufficient distance toengage and overlap the curved edge of the brake drum 14 or the curvededge of the central supporting member 15, and then the disk is curvedoutwardly towards the periphery, which is shaped into a fixed rim toreceive a tire carrying rim, and provide-dl with means to detachablyconnect said rirr-4 to the wheel body. The inward curve of the diskwhich engages the central member is indicated at 20.

The fixed rim, demountable rim, and fastoning means are the same asdisclosed in my application Serial No. 409,652, and form no part of thepresent improvement, as the central structure is applicable lto allstyles of fellies and rims.

It will be noted that the inner edge of the disk of wheel bod does notcontact with the barrel of the hub but stops short of the same, and agiven size of central opening in the disk can be used upon a number ofdifferent sized hubs within certain limits.

The flanges of the central supporting members, however, do bear directlyupon the barrel ofthe hub, and provide a broad bearing to receive andcarry the load placed on the wheel, this load being applied to thecentral members, by thecurved or overlapping portion 20 of the disk, andthis curve in the disk engaging as it does the curved outer edge of thecen-tral supporting member relieves the bolts and rivets of all shearingstrains.

It will thus be seen that I provide an improved form of disk usable incombination with a novel form of central member thereby providing acheap and simple wheel, capable of carrying great loads and withstandingsevere lateral strains in either direction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

The combination with a hub having a barrel portion and a radial ange, ofa central sup orting member having an inwardly turned ange at its inneredge resting upon the barrel portion of-he hub, `the outer portion ofsaid member being curved inwardly end a, disk having its inner portionarranged between the central member and the hub e lange and connected toseid Honge and member, said disk being curved inwardly to Contact withthe inwardly curved portion of the centrel supporting member and thencurved outwardly and e rim connected to the outer edge of seid'vdisk.il@

lin testlmony whereof, ll hereunto ox my signature.

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